Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper July 14, 2023 Beyond the Buzzword: Making Supply Chain Agility a Reality Supply chain agility is a strategic urgency and should be backed by formalized tools and processes. The big picture: A persistent focus on cost impedes supply chain resilience and revenue assurance. Many organizations discover their supply chains are not agile enough only after the damage has been done. Boards, leaders and operations executives should define, execute and calibrate supply chain… Blogs June 6, 2022 The Digital Wave – How It Impacts Data Management IssueJust as companies were starting to believe they had a handle on their internal data management and the governance of structured data, a new technology wave in the form of digitization is sweeping the globe, rendering carefully crafted frameworks obsolete. This digital wave, fueled by massive quantities of unstructured and uncurated data being generated by social media, mobile devices and the… Client Story July 12, 2018 U.S retailer launches global supply chain capability in record time Even under normal conditions, creating a global supply chain capability from scratch is a complex and grueling endeavor. When a large U.S. retailer made a strategic decision to develop this ability — which included securing new overseas suppliers for tens of thousands of products, satisfying all customs requirements and creating a nationwide distribution capability — in less than six months, the… Flash Report November 9, 2021 The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Who Wins, Who Doesn’t? It's finally here - a historic spending package from the U.S. federal government amounting to more than $1 trillion in infrastructure investments. The question now becomes: What's next? In May 2021, President Joe Biden, following through on a campaign promise, outlined a $2.3 trillion plan[1] to re-engineer the nation’s infrastructure. After weeks of negotiations over the spring and summer… Insights paper March 15, 2024 Strategic Sourcing: Gaining Advantage, Mitigating Risk A shift in mindset to a strategic sourcing strategy anticipates and mitigates supply chain risk while improving resilience and responsiveness, still aiming to reduce total cost of ownership. Flash Report November 15, 2022 Biden Doubles Down at COP27 Last Friday at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (more commonly referred to as COP27), in Egypt, United States President Joe Biden asserted that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised his country would meet its targets for fighting it. In his speech, he said, “The climate… Client Story February 26, 2021 Aerospace firm embraces holistic inventory transformation, saves millions A successful organization is one that can deftly coordinate its many moving parts, but, sometimes, even the best organizations can get out of sync. That was the case with an aerospace company and its inventory. The organization knew it was operating with too much stock and was even holding millions of units after they had been written off the books. The company made numerous attempts to optimize… Flash Report June 2, 2022 It’s Time to Take a Critical Look at the Security of Your IoT Devices... Now! IoT Vulnerabilities on the Rise A recently discovered set of Bluetooth-related vulnerabilities could mean thousands of IoT devices are vulnerable to attack and could experience deadlocks, crashes, buffer overflows and bypass of certain security settings. Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design uncovered a set of 12 vulnerabilities affecting seven major system-on-a-chip (… Newsletter June 1, 2020 What Directors Should Be Asking Right Now As companies emerge from lockdowns marked by unprecedented change and begin to look forward, boards should continue to ask the right questions. As countries across the globe emerge from lockdown, discussions tailored to the evolving marketplace and issues around employee health and safety are needed in the boardroom. While the specifics will vary depending on the circumstances, we pose 10… Whitepaper May 4, 2019 ERP System Implementation As organizations implement new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to automate processes, it is becoming increasingly critical not just for IT, but also for the business units themselves, to understand their central role in the overall success of these initiatives. The implementation of an ERP system or any other major IT system should never be viewed as just an IT project because,… Load More
